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Steam News · Apr 4, 2025
I may work for PC Gamer, but that doesn't stop me from dabbling in my beloved Nintendo Switch, which means that I was of course completely absorbed in every minute of this week's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Including that, er, rather interesting glorified tech demo, Welcome Tour. You know, the one that everyone thought was going to be free... Read more.
Steam News · Aug 31, 2023
It’s high time for another RPS Game Club chat! This month we’ve been pondering Aperture Desk Job: a "playable short" Valve created as a Steam Deck accompaniment, yet still manages to squeeze in some deliciously ironic character beats and at least one mantis-based tragedy. We’ll be discussing it in the liveblog below from 4pm BST, and we want to know your thoughts too. Liked it? Loathed it? Have de...
Steam News · Aug 29, 2023
'Allo everyone. Just a reminder that we’ll be live-chatting all about this month’s RPS Game Club game, Aperture Desk Job, this Thursday 31st of August – and you can join us. Simply rock up to the liveblog (post pending) from 4pm BST and share your thoughts on desks, jobs, Cave Johnson’s head, mantis tragedies, and anything else pertaining to Valve’s comedy microgame. Read more
Steam News · Aug 2, 2023
With the month of Unpacking concluded and its rude boyfriend symbolically vanquished, I’ve been put in charge of choosing the next RPS Game Club game. And seeing how about 40% of what I write about is related to the Steam Deck, I thought it’d be nice if we took a break from that and chatted about something completely - ahaha no, just kidding it’s totally gonna be Aperture Desk Job. Read more
Steam News · Mar 1, 2022
Valve has released a game console, so I guess it's only right that the company releases a videogame to go along with it. Aperture Desk Job was announced last week alongside the Steam Deck release date, and today you can play it for yourself. It's free, too, so if you've got any love for the lore and comedy of the Portal setting, you need to take a look. While Aperture Desk Job is intended as an in...
Steam News · Mar 1, 2022
Aperture Desk Job is the latest game from Valve, it's free but it's also just a tech demo to show off the Steam Deck controls and features. Read the full article here:
Steam News · Mar 1, 2022
Valve didn't just start shipping the Steam Deck this week (some were even delivered by Gabe Newell himself ). It also released a game to teach you how to use the Steam Deck's controls. It's a short game that takes maybe 30 minutes to play, and here's two bits of good news: It's great, and you don't even need a Steam Deck to play it... Read more.
Steam News · Feb 26, 2022
Along with the release of the Steam Deck, Valve also announce a new upcoming game in the Portal universe named Aperture Desk Job that will release March 1. Read the full article here:
Steam News · Feb 25, 2022
The Steam Deck release date is upon us, and Valve has one last surprise in store: a new free game set in the Portal and Half-Life universe, designed to show off the new features of the portable machine. Aperture Desk Job seems to follow in the footsteps of previous demos like Aperture Hand Lab and The Lab, giving a bite-sized demonstration of a bit of new Valve hardware. Aperture Desk Job launches...